Welcome to the Rick Hansen Foundation blog! We post regularly on a range of topics and issues in the disability and accessibility community.
Explore past posts to read personal experiences of disability, tips for how to improve accessibility in your community, what you can do to be more inclusive, and more.
Only five months into her engineering degree at the University of New Brunswick, when Cassandra Pitchford was just a first-year student, she started to lose her hearing. “Suddenly school was more...
Melissa Grassmick and her family were at a playground in the City of West Kelowna one day in October 2021 and the two parents were discussing a small tripping hazard on the playground which posed a...
Les Français suivent les anglaisThis morning, forty years ago, I looked out my apartment window as a small crew loaded our motorhome, the moving headquarters for the Man In Motion World Tour. We were...
Emily De Boer moves through the world with an artist’s eye and an athlete’s resilience. She’s a competitor, a builder, a re-imaginator of space. Whether she’s wielding a hockey stick on the ice as a...
For a period during her high school years, Abby Thornton was having a hard time managing her mental health. It was thanks to a teacher that Abby discovered Best Buddies and began to heal herself...
Miki Matheson first heard about Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility CertificationTM (RHFAC) Training in the monthly eNews from the Rick Hansen Foundation. The RHFAC Training course teaches...
Traveling is a wonderful way to explore new places and cultures, meet interesting people, and create lasting memories. However, for people with disabilities, traveling can bring extra challenges...
In a world that often feels rushed and disconnected, kindness can be a powerful force. A kind word, a small gesture, or a moment of compassion can brighten someone’s day, strengthen relationships, and...
Nabeel Ramji has spent his life navigating a world that wasn’t built for him. As a commercial real estate asset manager and an accessibility advocate, he understands first-hand how urban spaces can...